375 Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater SA 5155

Property Details: • Type: House

• Bedrooms: 3 • Bathrooms: 4

Description: Please Park / Access via the Bridgewater Inn Lower Carpark. Almost invisible from the road yet steeped in more than 160 years of story, this Bridgewater original reveals itself as a captivatingly eccentric Hills home where history, architecture and nature quietly converge on the magical banks of Cox Creek. What began life as a modest colonial cottage has evolved across generations into a wonderfully layered home with salvaged materials, shifting levels and curious architectural moments. Living spaces rise and fall across subtly split levels, revealing a library lined with shelving, a tucked away cellar, and sitting rooms that open through French doors to decks perched just above the creek line. Oregon beams stride across ceilings overhead, terracotta tiles warm the floors underfoot and salvaged joinery pieces, including stairs reclaimed from the Adelaide Town Hall, add a quiet sense of theatre to a home already rich with personality. Light moves easily through the home thanks to its prized north-facing rear aspect, spilling through French doors and wide windows that frame the surrounding greenery and gently pull you out to terraces that hover above the creek like private lookouts. The kitchen, thoughtfully updated, keeps its relaxed country spirit while opening easily to the living, dining and gardens beyond. A cleverly positioned atrium sits at the heart of the plan, originally designed to pull cool evening air through the house and flush out the day's warmth, a simple architectural gesture that still works beautifully today. Accommodation is scattered in the same charmingly unconventional fashion as the living spaces. A private master wing claims its own quiet zone with walk in robe, ensuite and Juliet balcony, while other bedrooms spill toward balconies or garden outlooks. Then there's the cottage. Dating back to the 1870s and once serving as the local police station, it now stands as a self contained guest house with its own living quarters, kitchen and sleeping spaces spread across two levels. And while Bridgewater's beloved Inn sits just metres away, it remains visually present yet quietly distant, reinforcing the strange magic of a property that feels hidden in plain sight. You found something very special. More to love: • A rare, layered Hills property pairing a C1860 stone residence with a self-contained C1870s cottage on a private creekside parcel • Self-contained cottage (former Bridgewater police station) with kitchen, living space and up to two bedrooms • Updated country kitchen with stone benchtops, 900mm gas cooktop, electric oven, dishwasher and ample storage • Enduring Bluestone construction, corrugated iron roof and reclaimed doors and windows • Library, home office, attic and semi-hidden cellar • Master retreat with walk-in robe, ensuite and Juliet balcony • Multiple balconies, decks and terraces overlooking Cox Creek • Split system air conditioning, open fireplace and slow combustion heater • Recently updated plumbing including the ensuite • Large lined shed (approx. 9 x 6m) with concrete floor and 3-phase power • Extensive established gardens with stone paths and irrigation • Direct access to Cox Creek water • Ample off-street parking and secure fencing • NBN internet connection • Bridgewater village moments away with Fred's Eatery, Coles and the Bridgewater Inn • Zoned for Bridgewater Primary School & Montessori and Stirling High School • Just 20 minutes to the Adelaide CBD CT | 5375/910 Council | Adelaide Hills Zoning | PRuL - Productive Rural Landscape Built | 1860 Land | 6,830sqm (approx) Estimated rental assessment | Written rental assessment can be provided upon request Nearby Schools | Bridgewater Primary School, Aldgate Primary School, Stirling East Primary School, Heathfield High School, Oakbank School, Mount Barker High School, Glenunga International High School, Urrbrae Agricultural High School